Bonjour, Paris!
I didn't have any hotel arrangements when I came to Paris, I had a few phone numbers and addresses, so I figured it won't be too hard to find something when I get there. Well, guess what? The whole city of Paris had NO VACANCIES at all, well, except for 800 Euros a night hotels! After 4 hours of researching online and making about a hundred phone calls from a pay phone, I was ready to give up and spend the night at the Internet cafe - I was so exhausted and frustrated. 
It all turned out ok, but I went to bed at about 5 AM that night! And it was extremely hard to get a taxi. There is a dedicated taxi lane full of cars, but all of them are taken. There are people lined up all over town trying to get a cab.
In Louvre I experienced the coolest thing ever: the Da Vinci Code tour, which takes you to the most important sites covered in the book. The recorded tour guides you through works of art to explore the controversial ideas in Dan Brown's book.
You walk through the labyrinth of galleries of the Louvre Museum, Grande Galerie of the Louvre, where the fictional curator Jacques Sauniere was found murdered, see museums major works, some of the paintings evoked in the book including Mona Lisa, and get reminded of the main events of the book/movie. It seems that Dan Brown really worked on the theories in his book, because it makes a lot of sense and corresponds SO much with what's on hundreds of years old paintings.
Here is the inverted pyramid, where supposedly, a secret chamber is located. This hidden submerged pyramid is hinted to hold the remains of Mary Magdalene, plus a set of ancient documents setting out the "true" story of early Christianity. Anyway, that was a big highlight of my stay in Paris.
And, of course, I walked many many streets, including the good old Champs Elysee.
An awkward thing happened at one of the cafes: I was leaving a tip and had some coins in my purse, so I left all of them on the table, which was a 4-5 euros. The waiter came over, picked the big ones (1 and 2 euro coins) and said depreciatingly: "I don't need the rest. You can take those."
There was also another weird thing: a public toilet with a see through door! :)
And a funny ad for an enegry drink :)
2 comments:
eto ya!!!
ti shas v Parije zna4it??? vse pro4itala, zacenila fotki (kamera y tia 4to nado))) priznaus, Marf, ya V VOSTORGE! sidela i 4estno oblizivalas. kstati y menia doma (v smisle v Bordo)) visit reprodykciya kartini Gustava Klimta k-u tebe poshastlivilos yvidet v originale. 4yvstvo prekrasnogo tebe po prejnemy ne izmeniaet tak je kak i 4yvstvo umora)) pishesh o4en prikolno.
nadeus 4to ti proyavishsia nakonec v vide zvonka. i yto4nish nashet blijaishix planov, ok? celovau!
P.S. english y tebia vpe4atliaushiy)) ya blin vobshe yje poteriala poloviny vocabulara. ponimau smisl, no est otdelnie slova, bolshei 4astiu glagoli zna4enie k-x sterlos nafig iz pamiati.
eto snova ya. slish, kreativ, menia vdryg rezko styknylo. ti ne vozrajaesh esli ya pereshlu tvoi blog svoim dryziam? Bogdanovoi naprimer. pomnish eshe takyu?) ny itd. proslavishsia!!:)yverena nedovolnix ne bydet)) napishi 4to dymaesh. do sviazi!
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